Bastress, Ann Marie
1931 - 2012 (80 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Bastress, Ann Marie was born on 17 Oct 1931; died on 4 Sep 2012. Notes:
Ann M. Smathers, 80, of Clarion, died Tuesday morning, September 4, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Clarion.
Born October 17, 1931, in Clarion; she was the daughter of Russell and Marie Bloom Bastress.
Ann attended school in Clarion and a graduate of Clarion State Teachers College with an English degree. She enjoyed substitute teaching and her jobs as a proof -reader at the Courthouse and as an employee at the Clarion Library. She attended the First Presbyterian Church in Clarion.
She attended the First Presbyterian Church in Clarion.
Ann was an avid reader, bridge player, and enjoyed to travel.
Surviving are two daughters, Leslie Durgain and her husband, Curtis, of Laramie, WY; Hilda Gustafson and her husband, David, of Laramie, WY; and a son, John Smathers of Clarion; and three grandchildren, Morgan, Paige, and Logan.
Also surviving are three sisters, Marilyn Flath, Jane Butler, and Karen Hager.She was preceded in death by her parents.Ann married Smathers, John Milo Jr. on 28 May 1952. John died on 22 Dec 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Smathers, Leslie Ann
- 3. Smathers, Hilda Marie
- 4. Smathers, John Milo III was born on 28 May 1960 in Bridgeton, NJ; died on 13 Apr 2023 in Clarion, PA; was buried in Clarion Cemetery.
Generation: 2
2. Smathers, Leslie Ann (1.Ann1) Leslie married Durgain, Curtis [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Smathers, Hilda Marie (1.Ann1) Hilda married Gustafson, David [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
4. Smathers, John Milo III (1.Ann1) was born on 28 May 1960 in Bridgeton, NJ; died on 13 Apr 2023 in Clarion, PA; was buried in Clarion Cemetery. Notes:
Obituary for John M. Smathers III
John M. Smathers, III, 62, of Clarion, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his home.
He was born on May 28, 1960 in Bridgeton, New Jersey; son of the late John M. Smathers, II and Ann Marie Bastress Smathers. John graduated from high school in 1978. He then moved to Clarion in 1983. John was an avid reader and was very knowledgeable of current events. He could often be found at the Clarion Library. John was a kind person who was always ready to help his friends and family.
He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law, Leslie Ann Durgain (Curtis) and Hilda Marie Gustafson (David), all of Laramie, Wyoming and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion is handling the arrangements.
There will be no public visitation and all services will be private.
Inurnment will take place in the Clarion Cemetery.
Generation: 3
5. Durgain, Derek Lee (2.Leslie2, 1.Ann1) 6. Gustafson, Morgan Marie (3.Hilda2, 1.Ann1) 7. Gustafson, Paige (3.Hilda2, 1.Ann1) 8. Gustafson, Logan (3.Hilda2, 1.Ann1)